Hello,
I'm using a charge circuit with bq2004e for a 8cell battery pack and i was checking the application note and found some questions,
on page 5 from http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/sluu016a/sluu016a.pdf
what is the purpose of the diode 1N4001 (designator D8) and the resistor R13 (2K Ohms). This resistor provides a load current in the battery in any state or case am i right?
other question is why i need a 0R resistor (R10) on the gate of the FET 2N7000.